Hot Hot Heat
Background information
Origin	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Sire, Warner Bros.
Website	HotHotHeat.com
Members
Steve Bays Paul Hawley Dustin Hawthorne Luke Paquin
Former members
Matthew Marnik Dante DeCaro

Hot Hot Heat is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The band currently comprises Steve Bays (vocals and keyboards), Paul Hawley (drums) and Dustin Hawthorne (bass). Luke Paquin (guitar) is currently touring with the band. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Location of Victoria within the Capital Regional District in British Columbia, Canada Country Canada Province British Columbia Regional District Capital Incorporated 1862[1] Government  - Mayor Alan Lowe (past mayors)  - Governing body Victoria City Council  - MP Denise Savoie  - MLAs Carole James, Rob Fleming Area [2]  - City 19. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... Steve Bays Steve Aaron Bays (born May 2, 1978) is a Jewish-Canadian musician and the lead singer and keyboardist of the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... Paul Granville Scott Hawley (born October 24, 1980) is the drummer in the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... Hot Hot Heat is a band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Luke Paquin (May 1, 1978) is the newest member and guitarist of the band Hot Hot Heat, replacing former guitarist Dante DeCaro (now of the band Wolf Parade). ... Dante DeCaro is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... In music, a band is a group of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of a musical arrangement. ... Location of Victoria within the Capital Regional District in British Columbia, Canada Country Canada Province British Columbia Regional District Capital Incorporated 1862[1] Government  - Mayor Alan Lowe (past mayors)  - Governing body Victoria City Council  - MP Denise Savoie  - MLAs Carole James, Rob Fleming Area [2]  - City 19. ... Steve Bays Steve Aaron Bays (born May 2, 1978) is a Jewish-Canadian musician and the lead singer and keyboardist of the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Paul Granville Scott Hawley (born October 24, 1980) is the drummer in the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Hot Hot Heat is a band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Luke Paquin (May 1, 1978) is the newest member and guitarist of the band Hot Hot Heat, replacing former guitarist Dante DeCaro (now of the band Wolf Parade). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Biography

Hawthorne and Bays had been in many different bands together since 1995 and met Hawley in 1998. In 1999, Hawley bought a Juno 6 keyboard and asked Bays to try playing it, as no one else knew how. Hawley took over the drums from Bays and Hawthorne played bass. Matthew Marnik, who was a friend of the band, sang vocals. The band's original sound can be considered synthpunk. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Defining characteristics of synthpunk (also known as synth-punk) bands include being founded at the same time (late 1970s) and place (California) as many US punk bands, performing with those same punk bands, in those same punk clubs, with records released on those same punk labels, preferring electronic instruments such...

The band soon changed direction to a more melodic, pop-influenced style, losing Marnik and adding guitarist Dante DeCaro. Strongly influenced by the New Wave sound of 1980s bands XTC, The Clash, and Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the new lineup, with Steve on vocals, quickly released a series of 7" singles and toured extensively in Canada and the American Pacific Northwest, joining up with similarly-styled indie rock bands such as Les Savy Fav, The French Kicks, Radio 4, Ima Robot, and Pretty Girls Make Graves, and opening for established Canadian rockers Sloan on a national tour. Dante DeCaro is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus August 25, 1954 in London) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. ... Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus (born August 25, 1954), better known by his stage name, Elvis Costello, is a popular British musician, singer, and songwriter of Irish descent. ... Les Savy Fav Les Savy Fav (pronounced lay SAH vee FAHV) is a New York City band that produces idiosyncratic indie rock. ... The French Kicks is an indie rock group from New York City. ... Ima Robot. ... Pretty Girls Make Graves was an indie rock band, formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths song of the same name[1] (which came from a Jack Kerouac quote). ... Sloan is a power pop quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. ...

The band's touring exposure attracted the interest of Seattle record label Sub Pop, who signed Hot Hot Heat in 2001, leading to the early 2002 release of EP Knock Knock Knock, produced in part by Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie. That release was followed up quickly by the band's first full-length release, Make Up the Breakdown, produced by Nirvana and Soundgarden producer Jack Endino. Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Knock, Knock, Knock is Hot Hot Heats third EP, released in 2002 after signing to Sub Pop and before releasing Scenes One Through Thirteen, thier debut album. ... Chris Walla (sometimes credited as Christopher Walla) (born November 2, 1975 in Bothell, Washington) is the guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. ... Death Cab for Cutie is an American band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. ... Make Up the Breakdown is the debut mass produced album by Hot Hot Heat, following the release of the Knock Knock Knock EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ...

That album quickly found critical acclaim, and its singles "Bandages" and "Talk to Me, Dance With Me" received regular airplay on MTV and radio, including influential Los Angeles, California station KROQ, on whose charts both reached No. 1. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ...

However, their track "Bandages" was removed from radio in the UK, from the playlist at BBC Radio 1, in the light of the war in the Middle East. This was thought to have hindered its position at #25 in the UK charts. The track had been on the B list on the station, guaranteeing 15 plays a week and a potential audience of millions. It was removed because of a "prevalence of the word 'bandages' in the song", a spokesperson said.[1] This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ...

In 2003 the band re-released the 2001 album of tracks recorded prior to their Sub Pop recordings, Scenes One Through Thirteen, on the OHEV Records label. Reflecting the band's transition period between their original sound and the present, and thus very much unlike what fans had heard on Knock Knock Knock and Make Up the Breakdown. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2004 Make Up the Breakdown won "Favorite Album" at the Canadian Independent Music Awards by popular vote. Guitarist Dante DeCaro announced his departure from the band in October 2004, but stayed to complete their next album. That album Elevator, the band's major label debut, was released commercially by Warner Bros. in April 2005. Dante handed over to replacement guitarist Luke Paquin when the band started their 2005 tour. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Make Up the Breakdown is the debut mass produced album by Hot Hot Heat, following the release of the Knock Knock Knock EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. ... Elevator is Hot Hot Heats second studio album, released on April 4, 2005 (see 2005 in music) internationally and a day later in the United States. ... Warner Bros. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hot Hot Heat played an opening set for American synth rock group The Killers at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 17th, 2007. Sadly, The Killers were forced to pull out after three songs because lead singer Brandon Flowers was suffering from bronchitis. It is not know yet if Hot Hot Heat will return with The Killers for the make-up concert in September. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Red Rocks Amphitheatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, Colorado (west of Denver), where concerts are given in the open air amphitheatre. ... The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Brandon Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is the vocalist and keyboardist in the American synth rock band The Killers. ... The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

The follow up to Elevator, Happiness Ltd., is going to be released September 11, 2007. In late March 2007 the band posted the song "Give Up?" on their Myspace page as a sample of the album, and it was realeased on Itunes as a single on May 15th. A second single entitled Let Me In was released on July 16th. The album is Hot Hot Heat's most expansive, and tracks are expected to leak out to the public over the course of summer 2007, as the band plays a long run of club and theater shows. Happiness Ltd. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Hot Hot Heat is currently wrapping up a tour with Snow Patrol as their opening act on the U.S. leg of their summer tour. Their headlining tour is expected to be released soon along with their music video for their newest single, "Let Me In." This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

"Let Me In" recently debuted on KROQ at number 8. KROQ is a commercial rock and roll music radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ...

Discography

Albums

• Hot Hot Heat Split the Red Light Sting (2000)
• Scenes One Through Thirteen (2001)
• Make Up the Breakdown (2002) #146 US
• Elevator (2005) #34 US
• Happiness Ltd. (to be released September 11, 2007)

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EPs

• 4 Song 7" (1999)
• 3 Song 7" (2001)
• Knock Knock Knock (2002)

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Singles

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Appearance in the media

• Their song "You Owe Me an IOU" appears on the soundtrack to the video game EA Sports MVP Baseball 2005, and "Pickin' It Up" appears in the video games Madden NFL 06 and SSX on Tour. Also, "Talk to me, Dance With Me" is on NHL 2K7. And "Island of the Honest Man" is on Project Gotham Racing 3.
• Their song "No, Not Now" was on the soundtrack of the snowboard-movie, the Shaun White Album. This is a biography snow and skate film of the famous snowboarder, Shaun White.
• Hot Hot Heat is the mystery band in the Vancouver Molson Canadian Rocks "Revealed" contest.
• The song "Bandages" was featured on the National Lacrosse League's video, "War on the Floor"
• The song "Elevator" was featured on an Absolut Vodka television commercial.
• The song "Goodnight Goodnight" was in the movie John Tucker Must Die.
• The song "Elevator" was featured on the BBC's television coverage of the Winter Olympics in Torino.
• The song "Give Up?" is featured on the soundtrack for the video game Burnout Dominator.

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External links

• Official site
• Hot Hot Heat at MySpace
• Le Le Low--The unofficial fansite
• Live pictures of HHH in Edmonton
• Hot Hot Heat at New Music Canada
• Hot Hot Heat at Sub Pop
• Hot Hot Heat on PureVolume
• OHEV Records
• Ache Records
• Hot Hot Heat at Last.fm
• Download 'Bandages' Free at Rocklouder
• "Fanning the Fame: Hot Hot Heat Sets the World on Fire" CBC Radio 3 session

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See also

• List of bands from British Columbia
• List of bands from Canada